Coal

135. The first mention of coal in Chinese literature is by Liu An gij fjj (Hum Nan-tzu) who died B.C. 122. He calls it ping 'fan IMG:p135_1.png:Chinese characters ice charcoal, it has also been termed t'u ±. t'an earthcharccal, shih IMG:p135_2.png:Chinese characters t'an, stone-charcoal and wk'j IMG:p135_3.png:Chinese characters See Mine rah.